The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-06
TIE TMEATEE MAT.

The theatre hat dies hard Eycnai the opera, 4
where It had snch good opportunity To vanish
gracefully, II presented sturdy minority aud
waved lis plumcs triumphantly over the heads
of some hundreds of women who decline 10 Ice
argued, ridlculcd, or persuaded 10 abandon the
obnoxious hcadgear. True, one hardly ever sees
very large hat hut there is little comfort in
that; they are ont ot fashion, and when they re-
turn again We may hc assured there Will hc
some women courageous enough to wear them
to the theatre. In the meantime the present
style of bonncts are 50 dcfily piled up that,
while their wcarers iondly imagine them To lie
small, they really do as much damage To the
comfort and happiness of those behind a. the
old style of low hut broad hats. The bonnet
which now rcars its "ircadfu front So ag
grcssiyely has somehow managed 10 cnslavc It's
wcarcrs In a scrvilc bondage. II has sub
| vcricd intellect and heart, and rises dclantly
| over the ruins of both ST. Paul earned the exc
| cratons of women when hc commanded them
TO keep silent aud keep covered in public as
| sembics. Now they revenge themselves ON all
mankind by wearing that relic of the times of
suhicction when they are commanded 10 take 1t
| OF. These reasons sound fantastic and far
| fetched, hut there are none more sensible for
| the continuance of su unreasonable a custom.
| II can't he the conservatism of women which
makes them "slaves To precedent" for already
| enough have gone unhonne'ed To form prcce-
| dent for that II can't he sincere belief that
| the honncts are so becoming, for every lady
| who removes hers at the theatre becomes an
| object of admiration and regard to men,
whether she be beautiful or not. If it is the
problem what To do with the bonnet after 1t Is
of, that ought not 10 battle feminine ingenuity.
t.-.l.l Al.
laps show that they prefer little Inconvenience
| themselves Ia a great Inconvenience Ia their
neighbors. certainly more commcniahlc spirit
than the reverse which hat ruled So long
|
THE FREEDMEN's BANK DErOsiTORS.
1t is certainly n very inadequate argument
against the bill before Congress To pay the I'M
fortunate dupes of the Frccdmen's Savings and
Trust Company the balances due them, that 1t
may possibly benefit "spcculators," that is Ia
say, persons who have advanced money upon
the claims Of depositors. 1t is not likely that
there are many such persons, for claim
against this cruel and monumental fraud OF the
Radical party was considered the synonym oi
, wor,hlessncss as soon as the doors closed. But
even If there We're many, 1t was certainly nc
4 crime to give to the unfortunate icpositor- tn,
relief which the Government has been tard,
in afforiing. These deHosi,ors were poor
many of them were old, and host of then
thave died and gone beyond the possibility o
earthly justice If they could obtain any casl
consideration for their books years ago, it wa
4 amercy and a blessing TO them. Todemand ti<
/ they should wait forever upon the slow move
I, ment Of the commissioners in bankruptcy AM
F. slower movement Of Congress would he absurd
q yet most II not all Of them have, we think
a done so, because they could do no better.
9 Congress thinks any large claims have bee
4 made the subject Of speculation, it IL easy 1
limit the repayment, to small deposits.